Locked On Canes - Daily Podcast On Miami Hurricanes Football & Basketball · Locked On Podcast Network, Alex Donno

REACTION: Miami Hurricanes' TOP PERFORMERS In Spring Practice Day 1 | NEW Miami Commit!

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Alex Dono and Bruce Warner say Darian Mensah looked "super accurate" and already has chemistry with Malachi Toney.

Practice one is in the books. The host leaves Miami's first spring football practice of 2026 with a few things to chew on, starting with Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney showing early chemistry. That matters, even this soon. The recruiting note is Josh Johnson, a three-star defensive lineman from Key West, committing after the host saw him around practice. Welcome to the U. The heavier football talk is up front, where the offensive line sounds less settled than the first depth-chart guess made it look. Alex Mirabal is moving bodies around. Matt McCoy says he worked at right tackle, and that one rep turns the whole line conversation. It is still spring, and the host keeps saying Miami cross-trains linemen, so Tuesday's tackle look does not have to be Thursday's answer. Still, it is worth watching. If McCoy sticks on the right side, Cantwell gets more interesting fast. Cantwell looked massive in uniform, and the host had pictured him at right tackle, but now wonders if year-one left tackle is on the table. Okunlola is still part of the picture too, either outside or next to Cantwell, depending on how the staff builds the front. Nobody is calling it done. The point is simpler: Mensah needs timing with the line in front of him, and Miami cannot leave that group theoretical for long. One practice gives flashes, not answers, which is exactly enough for Canes fans to start arguing.

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Miami spring practice, a new commit, and an unsettled offensive line.

Miami's first spring practice is the anchor here. Bruce Warner gets the first mention, Darian Mensah looks encouraging early, and the Mensah-Toney connection already has some shape to it.

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You want the first real spring read on Miami's line and a new commit.

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